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author | Jake Hunsaker <jhunsake@redhat.com> | 2020-01-08 17:02:02 -0500 |
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committer | Bryn M. Reeves <bmr@redhat.com> | 2020-02-14 19:27:53 +0000 |
commit | bdfb60679d44b6f1ad54e5349d4f2aec7ed50c3e (patch) | |
tree | 500b22f9a889394bdfddea337ca2e028a6546fb9 /man/en/sosreport.1 | |
parent | 2b88bc39ebf2c69d05a60301f8a24a9ca880956f (diff) | |
download | sos-bdfb60679d44b6f1ad54e5349d4f2aec7ed50c3e.tar.gz |
[man] Update manpage for --upload and related options
Adds manage entries for the various --upload options added as part of
the previous patches adding upload functionality.
Signed-off-by: Jake Hunsaker <jhunsake@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'man/en/sosreport.1')
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diff --git a/man/en/sosreport.1 b/man/en/sosreport.1 index 5a39dc64..4f7185f1 100644 --- a/man/en/sosreport.1 +++ b/man/en/sosreport.1 @@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ sosreport \- Collect and package diagnostic and support data [-z|--compression-type method]\fR [--encrypt-key KEY]\fR [--encrypt-pass PASS]\fR + [--upload] [--upload-url url] [--upload-user user]\fR + [--upload-directory dir] [--upload-pass pass]\fR [--experimental]\fR [-h|--help]\fR @@ -258,6 +260,60 @@ output, or string data from the system. The resulting logs may be used to understand the actions that sos would have taken without the dry run option. .TP +.B \--upload +If specified, attempt to upload the resulting archive to a vendor defined location. + +This option is implied if --upload-url is used. + +You may be prompted for a username and password if these are not defined by the vendor +as well. If these credentials are not provided, sos will still run and create an archive +but will not attempt an automatic upload, instead relying on the end user to upload it +as needed. + +The sosreport archive will still remain on the local filesystem even after a successful +upload. + +Note that depending on the distribution sos is being run on, or the vendor policy detected during +execution, there may be dependencies that are not strictly required by the package +at installation time. + +For example, for HTTPS uploads the python-requests library must be available. If this +library is not available, HTTPS uploads will not be attempted. +.TP +.B \--upload-url URL +If a vendor does not provide a default upload location, or if you would like to upload +the archive to a different location, specify the address here. + +A support protocol MUST be specified in this URL. Currently uploading is supported +for HTTPS, SFTP, and FTP protocols. + +If your destination server listens on a non-standard port, specify the listening +port in the URL. +.TP +.B \-\-upload-user USER +If a vendor does not provide a default user for uploading, specify the username here. + +If this option is unused and upload is request, and a vendor default is not set, you +will be prompted for one. If --batch is used and this option is omitted, no username will +be collected and thus uploads will fail if no vendor default is set. +.TP +.B \-\-upload-pass PASS +Specify the password to use for authentication with the destination server. + +If this option is omitted and upload is requested, you will be prompted for one. + +If --batch is used, this prompt will not occur, so any uploads are likely to fail unless +this option is used. + +Note that this will result in the plaintext string appearing in `ps` output that may +be collected by sos and be in the archive. If a password must be provided by you +for uploading, it is strongly recommended to not use --batch and enter the password +when prompted rather than using this option. +.TP +.B \--upload-directory DIR +Specify a directory to upload to, if one is not specified by a vendor default location +or if your destination server does not allow writes to '/'. +.TP .B \--experimental Enable plugins marked as experimental. Experimental plugins may not have been tested for this port or may still be under active development. |